UncategorizedFrom Israel: “We Are Surrounded!!”ArleneAugust 17, 2021August 18, 2021 by ArleneAugust 17, 2021August 18, 20210586 Last I wrote, I titled my posting “Danger: Within and Without.” I began with dangers that lurk within, which I suggested pose the greatest threat
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Dangers: Within and Without”ArleneAugust 12, 2021August 13, 2021 by ArleneAugust 12, 2021August 13, 20210571 Before I begin to address those dangers, I want to return to the matter of the extradition from Jordan of Ahlam Ahmad al-Tamimi, mastermind of
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Hold Fast and Don’t Let Go!!”ArleneAugust 10, 2021October 4, 2021 by ArleneAugust 10, 2021October 4, 20210633 The last couple of weeks have been “kaitana savta” — grandma camp, a very special time for me. When the kids are here, they are
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Twisting, This Way and That!!”ArleneAugust 2, 2021October 4, 2021 by ArleneAugust 2, 2021October 4, 20210733 There is only one instance of “twisting” that I think of as positive at the moment: That is Artem Dolgopyat’s fantastic in-the-air maneuvers, which won
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “As I Had Promised!!ArleneJuly 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by ArleneJuly 29, 2021July 29, 20210637 I had written recently that no matter how much bad news there was to write about, I would make an effort to incorporate some good
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Creaming the Anti-Semites!!ArleneJuly 22, 2021July 27, 2021 by ArleneJuly 22, 2021July 27, 20210782 So what do you know? When the news about Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott Judea & Samaria and eastern Jerusalem first broke, I thought
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “No Choice: We Must!!”ArleneJuly 19, 2021July 19, 2021 by ArleneJuly 19, 2021July 19, 20210604 Tisha B’Av – a day of mourning for the destruction of the Temples – has just drawn to a close here in Israel. Here you
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Heartsick!!”ArleneJuly 14, 2021July 15, 2021 by ArleneJuly 14, 2021July 15, 20210555 It is not just me: I doubt that there are very many who are not Islamists or hardcore leftists, or absolutely determined optimists, who smile
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Is There a Chance??”ArleneJuly 4, 2021July 15, 2021 by ArleneJuly 4, 2021July 15, 20210517 Before I look at various events concerning Israel, I note the date: the Fourth of July. From here in Jerusalem, I remember. But, as
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “The One Foot Theory!”ArleneJuly 1, 2021July 5, 2021 by ArleneJuly 1, 2021July 5, 20210589 I have a good friend who will say to me now and again: “You just put one foot in front of the other and keep